Canvey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Canvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Canvey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Canvey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Canvey is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canvey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Canvey reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Canvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canvey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Canvey last name contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canvy911/
Canve910/
Convey831,765/
Canbey831,232/
Canver83363/
Janvey8321/
Chanve837/
Canvet833/
Kanvey831/
Canwey831/
Sanvey831/
Chanvy831/
Caunve831/
Canvay830/
Canvie830/
Canved830/
Canviy830/
Canvess7741/
Chanvej779/
Chaunve777/
Sanveya776/
Canvesh771/
Conveys771/
Chanvie771/
Chanvei771/
Chanbey771/
Canveez771/
Cannvea770/
Canby73859/
Canva73530/
Convy73274/
Janve73121/
Sanve7334/
Canue7322/
Kanve7320/
Conve7318/
Canbe7314/
Canvi7312/
Janvy7310/
Zanve739/
Canwe736/
Zanvy731/
Kanvy731/
Sainveya718/
Cheanvee711/
Canbay675,122/
Sanvee671,505/
Conver67542/
Canbeğ67256/
Convoy67193/
Canboy67188/
Canuet67182/
Cambey67181/
Canuhe67119/
Canber67105/
Canvat6772/
Convie6769/
Kanbey6752/
Khanve6740/
Djanve6739/
Canvas6729/
Convay6727/
Janver6723/
Canbez6717/
Chanva6716/
Conwey6714/
Canvad6713/
Sainve6713/
Kanved6712/
Konvey679/
Canway678/
Camnue678/
Chanbe677/
Kaanve677/
Kanvee677/
Janved676/
Chamvy676/
Cannue675/
Sanvie675/
Janvej674/
Janvez674/
Kanvay674/
Sanvay673/
Canuer673/
Chanue673/
Canvaj673/
Conbey672/
Chanwe672/
Conves672/
Kanwey672/
Canbuy672/
Canhue672/
Canuay672/
Kanuey672/
Sanvei671/
Sanvoy671/
Canvio671/
Jannve671/
Convet671/
Sonvey671/
Canwee671/
Kanvie671/
Zanbey671/
Sanwey671/
Canbei671/
Canues671/
Canvaa671/
Canvah671/
Canvai671/
Canvap671/
Chanvi671/
Kanhve671/
Kanhvy671/
Camvay670/
Convee670/
Conuey670/
Connvy670/
Chanby670/
Janviy670/
Kenvey670/
Canvit670/
Comvey670/
Canbee670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canvey
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